Giacomo di gaetano



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G. DI GAETANO.

' I WINDOW GUARD. No. 373.970. Patented Nov. 29, 1887.

INVENTOR: $4; 5243, 0

ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J GIACOMO DI GAETANO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WINDOW-GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 373,970, dated November29, 1887.

A Application filed June 21, 1887. Serial No. 242,012. (No model.)

To aZZwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GIACOMO DI GAETANO, of the city, county, and StateofNew York,

have invented a new and Improved Window- Guard, of which the followingisa full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and practical guard tobe applied to window-casings to obviate danger of falling in washing theoutside of the windows from the window-sill, the said guard beingadapted to be folded within the window-casing when not in use.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in allthe figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a windowcasing having my inventionapplied thereto, the guard being shown in folded position. Fig. 2 is asectional elevation of the same, taken on the line 0000, Fig. 1, showingthe guard forced outward in dotted lines; and Fig. 3 shows amodification in section on line :20 m, Fig. 1.

A A represent two side bars connected together by the top cross-bar, B,and the'intermediate cross-bar, 0, thus forming a rectangular frame. Theside bars, A, are connected to the window-casing D by the connectinglinks or arms E E at the top and FF at the bottom. The links E F arepivoted to the casing and to the links E F, respectively, while thelatter are pivoted to the side bars, A A, as shown clearly in thedrawings, so that the frame may be folded within the Window-casing whennot in use, as shown in Fig. 1, or forced outward to the position shownin dotted lines in Fig. 2, where it serves as a perfect safeguard toprevent a person from falling from the windowsill. When forced outward,as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the lower ends of the side bars, A,rest upon the window-sill, and I prefer to make the upper links, E E,somewhat longer than the lower links, F F, so that the frame will notinterfere wit-h a person washing the windows.

, In Fig. 3 I have shown theside bars, A.connected to the window casingby a single pair of'links at each side; but I prefer to use the doublelinks, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The top bar, A, is provided with acatch, d, adapted to engage with the window-casing for holding the guardin closed position, as will be understood from Fig. 2.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The folding window-guard herein shown and described, the sameconsisting of the two side bars, A, connected together and provided withpivoted links, and adapted to be connected at top and bottom to thewindow-casing by thesaid pivoted links, the bars A being shorter thanthe window i casing and adapted to be folded within the same andextended for use, substantially as described.

2. The side bars, A A, connected together by cross-bars, and the pivotedlinks E E and FF at top and bottom ofthe bars, connecting the same tothe window-frame, in combination with a broad window-sill for supportingthe lower ends of the-side bars when the guard is extended for use,substantially as described.

,. GIACOMO DI GAETANO.

W'itnesses:

H. A. WEsT, EDGAR TATE.

